5 infamous no-balls of the 21st century

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Bumrah's no-ball will haunt Indian fans for the years to come

#4 R. Ashwin & Hardik Pandya - World T20 Semifinals, 2016

ICC World Twenty20 India 2016: Semi-Final: West Indies v India
The umpire signalling a no-ball in the 2016 World T20 Semifinals

On 31 March 2016, tragedy struck the Indian Cricket team twice in one hour in the form of twin no-balls.

Kohli's 82 set a mammoth target of 193 for West Indies. Chasing a daunting score, the Windies lost both Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels quickly. When it looked like the game was all but over, two stray no-balls ruined the party.

Ashwin's no-ball saved Lendl Simmons when he was at 18. The Carribean batsman had another lucky escape again at 50, this time courtesy Hardik Pandya.

Simmons scored an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls with five huge sixes, and eliminated India from the T20I World Cup.

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